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Abandonment of Prescribed Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, 2020-2024

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.27142

August 04, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study analyzes factors associated with abandonment of newly prescribed buprenorphine among US adults from 2020 to 2024.

Corresponding Author: Xinyi Jiang, PhD, MS, Division of Overdose Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30341 (qkz4@cdc.gov).

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